ORLANDO, Fla. -- Much of the focus on the items remaining on the Orioles’ offseason wish list has been centered around the club’s pursuit of starting pitching. It was a clear need entering the offseason, and it has yet to be addressed over the past month.

However, Baltimore is remaining engaged in the market for top free-agent hitters, too. And one of those sluggers appears to be free agent Pete Alonso .

Alonso, who lives in Tampa, is scheduled to travel to Orlando to meet with various clubs this week at the Signia by Hilton & Waldorf Astoria, and the Orioles are expected to be among that group, a source confirmed to MLB.com on Monday.

A seven-year big league veteran who has spent his entire career with the Mets, Alonso is among the top hitters in free agency, a group that includes ot

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